“Rumors of a possible collaboration between Apple and BMW have been given a boost after details emerged of a visit by Apple executives to the German luxury car maker’s factory in Leipzig,” Alexander Sehmer reports for The Independent.
“During the visit executives from the technology company asked detailed questions about tooling and production, and BMW board members signalled their readiness to license parts,” Sehmer reports. “Although there are no plans at present for jointly developing a passenger vehicle, according to BMW, one of the sources quoted by Reuters said exploratory talks between senior managers may be revived at a later stage.”
“Rumors of a possible partnership that would see Apple using the body of BMW’s ‘i’ vehicles as the basis for an Apple Car, have been circulating for months,” Sehmer reports. “Apple appears to want to explore developing a passenger car on its own, while BMW is said to be cautious about sharing its manufacturing know-how as it wants to avoid becoming a mere supplier to a software or internet giant… Apple’s car project is code-named ‘Project Titan’ but details remain a closely guarded secret.”
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MacDailyNews Take: If Apple were to actually build vehicles, they’d need an assembler who can build to the exacting tolerances Apple demands. BMW would be a perfect candidate.
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